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Kathryn Crosby—born Olive Kathryn Grandstaff—had one of those old-Hollywood careers that looks, on paper, like a rocket ship…and in real life, like a deliberate exit at the exact moment the spotlight got hottest. She worked steadily in films in the 1950s under the stage name Kathryn Grant, landed high-profile parts in studio pictures, and then—after … Read More “Kathryn Crosby A star who stepped aside.” »

Laurel Cronin didn’t belong to Hollywood in the way people mean when they say it. She didn’t orbit premieres or trade in myth. She belonged to stages that smelled like dust and sweat, to rehearsal rooms where nobody was watching, to audiences that didn’t care who you were yesterday—only whether you could hold them tonight. … Read More “Laurel Cronin — a life spent earning the room” »

Nadine Crocker comes from the kind of California that doesn’t sell postcards. Fresno heat, flat roads, dust in the air, and a sense that if you want out—or forward—you’re going to have to move yourself. No one’s handing you a ladder. No one’s applauding your intentions. You either build something or you stay where you … Read More “Nadine Crocker — filmmaker with bruised knuckles and a steady gaze” »

Donna Damerel (July 8, 1912 – February 15, 1941) was an American actress and radio performer whose brief career bridged vaudeville, early network radio, and a single feature-film adaptation of her most famous program. Early years Damerel was born in Chicago on July 8, 1912, the daughter of vaudeville performers George Damerel and Myrtle Vail. … Read More “Donna Damerel” »

Marcella Daly (1901–1966) was an American film actress of the silent era. She appeared in a steady run of features and programmer releases from the late 1910s through the 1920s, working during a period when Hollywood output was relentless and performers often moved quickly from one production to the next. Early life and education Daly … Read More “Marcella Daly” »

Dorothy Dalton (September 22, 1893 – April 13, 1972) was an American silent-era actress who came up the hard way—through stock companies, vaudeville circuits, and endless nights proving she could hold an audience before Hollywood ever decided what to do with her face. She became a star without chasing stardom, labeled a “vamp” almost by … Read More “Dorothy Dalton — the vamp who didn’t try to be one” »

Virginia Dale (born Virginia Paxton; 1916 or 1917 – October 3, 1994) was an American actress and dancer whose career began with hard training, detoured through injury, and ultimately landed her in the bright, choreographed world of 1930s–40s Hollywood musicals. She’s best remembered for her work in that period—especially her appearance in Holiday Inn(1942), where … Read More “Virginia Dale — a musical-era dancer who kept finding her way back” »

Jensen Daggett (born June 24, 1969) is an American film and television actress whose best-known work sits in two very different neighborhoods: late-’80s genre cinema and ’90s network sitcom comfort-food. She’s remembered most for playing Rennie Wickham in Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan and for recurring as Nancy Taylor on Home Improvement. … Read More “Jensen Daggett — scream queen who became a builder” »

The quick take Caroline D’Amore (born June 9, 1984) is an American entrepreneur, DJ, former fashion model, and occasional screen actress best known today as the founder and CEO of Pizza Girl, a brand of pasta sauces. Growing up in the pizza business D’Amore grew up in Los Angeles in a family tied to the … Read More “Caroline D’Amore — pizza-heiress-turned-CEO with club lights” »

Ann Cusack (born May 22, 1961) is an American actress and singer known for a long-running character career in film and television. She has appeared in films such as A League of Their Own (1992), Multiplicity (1996), The Informant! (2009), and Sully (2016), and has been a frequent guest star across a wide range of … Read More “Ann Cusack” »